SEO 101 is Search Engine Optimization from the very beginning. SEO 101 will teach you SEO from Square one. Hosts Ross Dunn of StepForth Web Marketing Inc and John Carcutt of Advance Digital give out helpful information for the beginners without overwhelming you with technical details.
Google My Businesses QA is the topic of Discussion as Ross Dunn and John Carcutt welcome back Mike Blumenthal from GetFiveStars.com. They discuss Google Updates
On this first episode of 2018, John and Ross discuss the changes related to the December 12th Google Maccabee Update and a future rumoured update.
Today on SEO 101 John and Dave run down the latest in internet technology and programming. Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that it
Google Adds To Featured Snippets: Images, Related Search Content People Relations; Google Tests Mobile Search Interface With Few Organic Results.Plus, Interesting insight into Foursquare from This Week
The spammers are in the news again about event markup spam, and fake reviews. Ross and John also discuss issues that often arise in SEO
Ross Dun and John Carcutt discuss some remaining news from Pubcon and then start the inevitable November – December speculations of what’s to come in
SEO Ranking Factors in 2017; Do Google Posts Impact Rankings? A Case Study; Adding Structured Data Helps Google Understand Rank Webpages Better Google: If You Don’t Have A
Ross Dunn and guest Joy Hawkins discuss the latest in local SEO on Google. Some topics discussed: the ridiculous power that business titles have, to
John and Ross discuss the emerging powerhouse that is blockchain technology (yup, they geeked out again) and it’s potential impact on everything from SEO to
The recent State of Search conference provided a cornucopia of sound bytes from Gary Illyes covered on this episode. Also, a possible example of the
Apple switches away from Bing and moves to Google, a surprise for many. Ross and John also cover a few new pieces related to confirmations
Today on SEO 101 the guys discuss an array of different topics straddling SEO. They speak on Google Keyword Planner Showing “Okay Google” Keyword Ideas,
Today on SEO 101 we celebrate, this show marks the 300th episode in SEO 101’s History. The guys are joined by Jennifer Cario former SEO
Today on SEO 101 the guys talk about a plethora of differnt topics from good to noindex. Google Flags User Submitted Store Hours in Local
The hosts examine rumors around the Google Search Algorithm updates of late, the acquisition of Yellow Pages by Dex, the Google My Business Posts opportunity,
Professor Maps joins us to discuss the ins-and-outs of the current local SEO landscape along with the importance of leveraging existing relationships after you obtain
Hosts Ross and John review Google UI tests found in the wild, a blackhat SEO tip, John’s foray into buying a home assistant, and we
Today on SEO 101 John and Ross start off with Bing joining Google, Pinterest and others in upgrading its image search capabilities. Microsoft also expands
In this episode Ross is joined by stand-in guest host, Scott Van Achte. The show was very diverse. It covered everything from Bing providing bot
Ross John interview Joy Hawkins, the owner of Sterling Sky Inc, Google Local Top Contributor, and creator of the Expert’s Guide to Local SEO. The
Google has been testing a lot lately and we have a few pieces of intel to pass along thanks to the ever attention SEO industry;
Google’s Project Owl is discussed along with some new finds from hyperaware Google watchers such as a potential Job Search system in the wings. John
John and Ross explore an article discussing the future of organic search and how much it is expected to change in the near future. They
Google is finally policing Google Partners with stricter policies due to misrepresentation issues. Also, updates to Google’s Quality Rater Guidelines show an increased interest in
Today’s show touches on Google’s confirmation of an on-site penalty and Natural News is back in Google’s index. They also mention Google now says it
Google is now allowing people to save and socially share their favorite places within lists… about frigg’n time! Also Yelp announced a new feature to
Google releases a video on how to hire SEOs. Read Your Text Out Loud… If it doesn’t sound right, it may not rank well. Manipulating the Back Button
Ross and John discuss the latest algorithm updates targeting blackhat SEO tactics like PBNs and linkwheels. They also delve into a wide range of news
Bing is testing Bing Saves search bookmarking feature; Google PenalizesFrench Link NetworkBuzzea. Ross also recaps his presentation at thethe Design Tech Summit at the International
Yahoos new deal with Microsoft left open 49% of their search to in-house or 3rd party results. Seems they have signed a deal with Google
Google notes links you can ignore, why Title Tags are rewritten, an increase in food thumbnails in search results, and more direct emails from Google
A New Google Guideline Testing Tool, Conversational Shopping and SEO Questions from Listeners as John Carcutt and Ross Dunn feature some of the early news from
Listeners know we have had the Mueller Files for a while now, well… it’s time for the Illyes Files to make its presence known. This
Ross and John talk about Google Crawl budgets and what you need to know. Click to close mobile ads will now be penalized by Google. Plus,
Yahoo out, Altaba in, and the mobile interstitial penalty is rolling out. The bulk of the show, however, is focused on some key steps to
BuzzSumo study on content and SEO reveals that 50% of content gets less than 8 shares (across all social),75% of content generates ZERO links. John
Google makes more changes to local schema requirements, local box results, asks for topics for the Google Webmaster Hangouts, we answer a question from another
Google’s mobile-first focus and announcements to that effect led many to believe the indexes would be split but, the latest news seems to discount that.
Hacking and phishing took an abnormally significant portion of this show. In addition, John & Ross discussed SEO budgets, determining SEO value, and a couple
No Changes Needed in Tactics Due to Google Penguin 4.0, plus Google’s Gary Illyes said on my public Facebook post that the new Penguin algorithm
Though the insights haven’t begun to solidify, the Mozcast showed a startling 111 degrees today and that prefaced a show of many thoughts on Google’s
Ross and John review the latest Google updates to organic and local search results with an emphasis on local. They discuss the addition of critic
Ross and his guest co-host Scott Van Achte discuss Google’s throttling of keyword planner data for low-paying advertisers, HireMoz.com, dropping the “mobile-friendly” in search results,
Google’s bogus “accidental” blocking of the keyword planner to those without Adwords campaigns has come back in a new form – restricted results without a
John Carcutt and Ross Dunn discuss Verizon buying Yahoo, automating SEO, and whether 301 vs. 302 redirects matter anymore. They also answer – quite literally
John and Ross discuss how few links make a large difference in some very high volume terms. Quality links are still the key, widespread link
John and Ross discuss the intricacies of algorithmic lingo in the SEO world, HTTPS taking over, an ode to authorship, and they answer questions from
After Google shut access to the keyword planner to everyone but those with active AdWords campaign the SEO world lit up with anger. But, was
Google is adding its own symptom-related direct answers on mobile in the US. The info is sourced from a team of expert doctors from Harvard
Ross outlines some curious results from Google PageSpeed Insights and decides it is time to reach out to Google. The Mueller files cover URL structure
